Shark Fin Sign in a Patient with Sepsis-induced Cardiomyopathy Associated with Retained Placenta: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.
Intern Med
; 2024 Sep 04.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-39231682
ABSTRACT
Retained placenta can lead to septic shock; however, sepsis-induced cardiomyopathy (SICM) due to retained placenta has not been reported previously. This report presents a rare case of SICM following septic shock due to retained placenta after miscarriage in a 40-year-old woman, accompanied by the "shark fin sign" on an electrocardiogram, a pattern typically linked to myocardial ischemia. She experienced ventricular tachycardia and required venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; however, she was successfully treated. We also reviewed previous cases of shark fin sign in patients without myocardial infarction. A review showed that half of the cases experienced lethal arrhythmias, even without myocardial infarction.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Language:
En
Journal:
Intern Med
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Intern. med. (Tokyo)
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Internal medicine (Tokyo)
Journal subject:
MEDICINA INTERNA
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Japón
Country of publication:
Japón